Oxford user's guide to mathematics
Title:
Oxford user's guide to mathematics
Author:
Zeidler, Eberhard.
ISBN:
9780191523182
9780198507635
Uniform Title:
Teubner-Taschenbuch der Mathematik. v. 1. English.
Publication Information:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2004.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xxii, 1284 p.) : ill.
Contents:
Formulas, graphs and tables -- Analysis -- Algebra -- Geometry -- Foundations of mathematics -- Calculus of variations and optimization -- Stochastic calculus - mathematics of chance -- Numerical mathematics and scientific computing -- Sketch of the history of mathematics -- Dimensions of physical quantities.
Abstract:
"It conveys a lively and modern picture of mathematics; emphasises the close links between different branches of mathematics; responds to the enormous advances in mathematics due to the ever-growing influence of computer science and the role of modern PCs; contains a wealth of material ranging from elementary facts to modern and highly-sophisticated results and methods; and includes a comprehensive bibliography of all contemporary literature in the main fields of mathematics."--BOOK JACKET.
Genre:
Electronic Access:
Knovel http://app.knovel.com/web/toc.v/cid:kpOUGM0001